wind down

waɪnd daʊn

wound down

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Definition of wind down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

calming

intr.

become calmer or less busy

intr.

The party began to wind down after midnight.

decompress

relax

unwind

shutting down

tr./intr.

shut down slowly in phases

tr./intr.

The factory will wind down operations by year-end.

phase out

taper off

lowering

tr.

Rare

lower something by winding a crank

tr.

Rare

He wound down the car window to speak.

lower

unwind

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Expressions with wind down

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wind down after work

reduce stress by engaging in leisure activities

He winds down after work by playing guitar.

Expressions with wind

get wind

become aware of something accidentally

She got wind of the surprise party.

second wind

renewed energy after feeling tired

After a short break, she got her second wind.

wind round

wrap or coil something around another thing

She wound the ribbon round the box.

against the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed against the wind.

into the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed into the wind.

the wind died down

exp.

the wind becomes less strong or stops

After the storm, the wind died down.

Terms with wind down included in their meaning

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blow over

weather

be knocked down by wind

windfall

blown object

something blown down by the wind

catabatic wind

downhill wind

wind moves down a slope

spool down

machinery

slow down or wind down a machine

Examples of wind down in a sentence

The company plans to wind down operations by the end of the year.
After the meeting, we decided to wind down the project gradually.
The company plans to wind down its overseas operations next year.
She wound down the awning for shade.
He wound down the flag at sunset.

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French:se calmer, arrêter progressivement, ...
German:sich beruhigen, herunterfahren, ...
Italian:calmarsi, chiudere gradualmente, ...
Spanish:disminuir, cerrar, ...
Portuguese:acalmar, encerrar, ...
Chinese:平静下来, 逐步关闭, ...
Japanese:落ち着く, 縮小する, ...
Arabic:هَدَأَ, أَوْقَفَ تَدْرِيجِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לִדְעוֹךְ, לִסְגוֹר בְּהַדְרָגָה, ...
Russian:затихать, сворачивать, ...
Ukrainian:заспокоїтися, поступово закривати, ...
Hindi:शांत पड़ना, धीरे-धीरे बंद करना, ...
Bengali:থিতিয়ে আসা, বন্ধ করা, ...
Catalan:anar-se apagant, reduir, ...
Czech:uklidnit se, postupně ukončovat, ...
Danish:dø ud, lukke ned, ...
Dutch:tot rust komen, afbouwen, ...
Greek:καταλαγιάζω, κλείνω, ...
Hungarian:lecsendesedni, fokozatosan leállítani, ...
Khmer:ស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ចុះ, បិទដំណើរការបន្តិចម្តងៗ, ...
Korean:진정되다, 단계적으로 종료하다, ...
Persian:آرام گرفتن, تعطیل کرد, ...
Polish:wyciszać się, stopniowo wygaszać działalność, ...
Portuguese (BR):relaxar, encerrar, ...
Romanian:a se liniști, a reduce treptat, ...
Swedish:avta, avveckla, ...
Thai:ซาลง, ปิดตัวลง, ...
Turkish:dinlenmek, aşamalı olarak kapatmak, ...
Vietnamese:lắng xuống, đóng cửa dần, ...

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